As a Senior (2009-2010): Garnered second team all-league honors ... posted two top 10 finishes at the Patriot League Championships ... swam a season best 55.91 in the preliminary heats of the 100 fly to qualify for the "A" final ... touched with a final time of 56.36 which placed fourth overall ... added an eighth place effort in the 100 free with a 52.12 ... tallied a season best 1:54.19 in the prelims of the 200 free ... placed 13th following a 1:54.41 in the "B" final ... teamed with Erin McGraw, Kim Siembieda and Caren Guyett to break the ECAC Championship meet record in the 400 free relay with a winning time of 3:26.26, which was the sixth fastest time in Colgate history ... finished seventh in the 100 fly (56.97) and 11th in the 100 free (52.80) at the same meet ... was the recipient of the Maroon & White Award.
As a Junior (2008-09): Didn't compete the first semester.
As a Sophomore (2007-08): Named to the all-Patriot League second team ... Came in third in the 100 fly in a season-best time of 57.18 at the Patriot League Championship ... Swam the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay that won the Patriot League title in the third-fastest time in school history, 1:45.20 ... Part of the 400 free relay that recorded the eighth-fastest time ever at Colgate, 3:32.16, at the Nike Invitational ... Part of the 400 medley relay that recorded the sixth-fastest time ever at Colgate, 3:55.87, at the Nike Invitational ... Swam the 50 free in a personal-best time of 24.60 at the league meet en route to an 11th-place finish ... Finished the 100 free in a season-best time of 52.82 at the conference championship, which was good enough for a seventh-place effort ... Posted a season-best time of 2:01.52 in the 200 free at Boston University ... Recorded a season-best time of 5:29.64 in the 500 free at Binghamton ... Turned in a season-best time of 2:13.87 in the 200 fly at the double-dual meet with Lafayette and Army.
As a Freshman (2006-07): : Named to the all-Patriot League first team ... Broke the varsity and freshman records in the 200 fly with a time of 2:04.34 and a second-place finish at the Patriot League Championship ... Tied the Colgate varsity record in the 100 fly with a time of 56.36 and a second-place finish at the conference championship ... Swam the 100 free in the eighth-fastest time in school history, 52.05, at the Patriot League meet ... Recorded the third-fastest time in school history, 5:00.63, in the 500 free at the Terrapin Cup ... Swam the lead-off leg of the 800 free relay in the seventh-fastest time ever at Colgate, 1:52.62, for the 200 free at the Terrapin Cup ... Part of the 800 free relay that took second place at the Patriot League meet with a varsity record-setting time of 7:29.53 ... Led off the 400 free relay that recorded the second-fastest time in school history, 3:26.07, and finished second at the league meet ... Part of the 400 free relay that broke the Lineberry Natatorium record with a time of 3:29.60 at the double-dual meet with Binghamton and Massachusetts ... Swam the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay that broke the Colgate varsity record and earned a second-place finish with a time of 1:44.71 at the conference championship ... Also a member of the 200 medley relay that broke the Colgate freshman record with a time of 1:51.41 at the double-dual meet with Binghamton and Massachusetts ... Part of the 400 medley relay that recorded the second-fastest time in school history, 3:50.56, at the Terrapin Cup.
High School: Lettered four times at Walsingham Academy ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Earned All-American honors in the 100 fly in 2006 ... A four-time all-conference selection and three-time all-state pick ... A two-time TCIS conference MVP ... Led team to the Division II state title in 2006 ... A two-time Scholastic All-American ... Qualified for the U.S. Open ... Received the Virginia Swimming Award of Excellence ... Received the coach's award as the team MVP as a senior ... Also earned varsity letters in cross country and soccer all four years... Soccer team reached the state semifinals in 2006 ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Mary Catherine Murphy was born in Williamsburg, Virginia ... Daughter of Tim and Rita Murphy ... Has two sisters ... Majoring in English and sociology.
